Can somebody PLEASE tell everyone what the TRUE meaning of Halloween is?

Answer 1

Luke 10:18
And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."

There are two ways of looking at Halloween. Sure, from a Christian
perspective it's not especially great to have the kidlets dressing up as
the devil and whatnot. On the other hand, look at it from the devil's
perspective. You revolted against God and fell from heaven in this
primordial struggle against God Almighty Himself. In your titanic pride you
had high hopes of establishing yourself supreme in the universe. You
committed your greatest act of terrorism against God when you convinced His
own precious Adam and Eve to revolt against Him. You brought death
into the human race and you thought you had it made when God, as it
appeared to you, insanely chose to become human. On Good Friday you finally
had Him in your hand and you killed Him with all the savagery your
fallen angelic mind could invent. And now, for two thousand years, you've
been watching your revolt crumble as the Risen One turned all your
schemes into life for your victims and mockery for you. Now, so far from
ruling the universe, your face is on some stupid mask worn by a
6-year-old and the creatures you hoped to destroy are writing meditations
like this one to pull your pointy nose and remind you that the Christ you
killed has defeated you utterly.

Memo to Satan: Happy Halloween, loser!

Answer 2

The true meaning of Halloween has a lot to do with pagan cultures of historic Great Britain. Halloween is a distilled, modernized version of Samhain, a festival spanning the first three nights of the month of November. The festival marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, a time of uncertainty and cold. As such, it is not surprising that the spirit world and its interactions with the world of the living factored heavily into Samhain traditions. The historic Celts believed that the veil separating the world of the living and the world of the dead was at its thinnest on the last night of the harvest.

People celebrating Samhain would give thanks for the harvest, then entreat the spirits of those who had died in the past year to be peaceful and not menace the living. They made food offerings, danced, wore masks and costumes, and sang to appease the recently dead.

With the rise of Catholicism and the push to convert all non-Christians, Samhain was adopted by the Church and re-named All Souls' Day. Its function was the same - to remember and appease the recently dead. However, now it had the "official" status of being a Church-sanctioned holiday. The pagans who were now living under Catholic rule went along with All Souls' Day, but unfortunately for the Catholic church the much-loved practice of dancing, singing, offering food, and dressing up continued - the night before All Souls' Day. The Church tried to make its message more powerful by changing All Souls' Day to All Saints' Day, also called All Hallows' Day, thinking that the elevated importance of the "guests of honor" would change unruly behavior. But it did not, so once more the Church opted to simply make an already existing tradition "official." The night before All Saints' Day was dubbed "All Hallows' Eve" - the eve before all Hallows' Day - and All Souls' Day was officially moved to November 2nd.

Celebration on All Hallows' Eve didn't change markedly from the days of Samhain, but now it had the shiny officiality of the Catholic Church.

It is from the name All Hallows' Eve that we get the word Halloween. You can still see many of the old Samhain traditions in our current celebration. We decorate with images of the dead to show that we're thinking about how near the spirit world is at this time. We give and receive treats, similar to the food offerings that were made at Samhain. We dress in costumes and go out into the neighborhood, having a great time.

This is the history and the true meaning of Halloween.

Answer 3

The American holiday of Halloween is a night when kids dress up and go trick-or-treating. That's it. Of course, many activities originate from the Pagan festival of Samhain, but the holiday, as we celebrate it, is not that festival.

Celtics believed evil spirits roamed the earth on October 31st. There was a town bonfire and people wore masks to protect themselves. Today, we know evil spirits don't roam the earth on 10/31 no more than any other day...and we don't have to dress up to avoid them. Trick-or-treating, jack-o-lanterns, and probably all Halloween symbols have a history, but the American holiday is just a night of fun; provided you don't actually choose to worship the Devil. I'm considerate of those who do not celebrate but this is the actual answer to your question and you can decide for yourself. If you need more information, just google. Almost EVERY article explains the same history and modern holiday.

Answer 4

www.neopagan.net/halloween

The Druids conjured up the spirits of the dead during their feasts. Strickly forbidden by God in the Holy Bible.

All Saints Day is the portion from Catholicism, but I don't worship or honor saints. I worship and honor Jesus Christ only. At no time and on any day are we to lift anyone higher than Christ. The Lord comes first always.

Answer 5

Samhain, the Celtic Feast of the Dead. The end of harvest. Celtic New Year. A time for honoring ancestors. :-D

Halloween, secular holiday for people to dress up and eat candy. Which some people find offensive, because they are anti-chocolate.

Answer 6

MAN DONT KNOW BUT I CAN SAY THIS:

Its like my Avatar!!!! all spooky and scary!!!

i think Halloween is for the kids...they enjoy this day with their friends and their friendship grows better. i think da meaning of Halloween is Friendship.....hope it helped man

Answer 7

it began as the Pagan celebration of Samhain ...
later to be adopted by the Catholic church as Halloween ... all hallows eve , in remembrance of the saints

it is still celebrated by both parties , more so the Pagans

Answer 8

To worship the Devil. Duh.

You satanists can't fool THIS devout Christian.

Answer 9

Who cares? Does it glorify GOD? No, it doesn't. Praise the LORD.